The One Hour Bible (NLT New Living Translation): From Adam to Apocalypse in Sixty Minutes

by SPCK

From Adam and Eve to Jesus and the Acts of the Apostles, the Bible is full of amazing stories that have made it the world's bestselling book. But who has time to read it from cover to cover?

The One Hour Bible makes it easy. This abridged version of the NLT text is the perfect way to get to know the Bible without having to read every chapter and verse. All it's brilliant, dramatic stories have been brought together and distilled into a single, easy-to-read and gripping book that will give you a complete overview of the Bible in just an hour.

No summary, no paraphrasing, no commentary - just the Bible's own story in the Bible's own words. The one Hour Bible is ideal for new Christians and for giving at outreach events or Alpha Course participants.

Genres: Nonfiction, Religion

99 pages, Paperback

Published August 16, 2018

Reviews

[Sasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good introduction to the Bible or a refresher if you're a little rusty. It's a shame that several of the lament books and psalms and proverbs are missed out. However, it is concise, easy to read and not too much jargon for the inquisitive. I would recommend to new believers and indicate for them to begin in the New Testament section. It would be helpful to have the Bible references with the text rather than at the timeline at the end. Overall an enjoyable read

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the idea of this book. Overview of the Bible in approximately one hour of reading. Of course, attempting to reduce the Bible down to about an hours reading time means that you’re going to make some very tough editorial choices to cut large amounts of material. No way you’re going to make everyone happy in doing that. Not a bad attempt though. When unique feature of this book is that all of the text is taken from the Bible itself (New Living Translation).

[Colin Stephens · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good as a brief overview of the Bible and would allow the reader to understand some of the “sweep” and flow, where it comes from and where it goes. Inevitably many sections are omitted, and verses are left out of the printed sections. As far as it goes it’s good, but it should be used as an introduction to what the Bible is about overall, or a brief refresher.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good overview of the principle point of the Bible, I.e. Jesus. For anyone who is new or long in the tooth with the Scriptures it serves as a quick read to get the overall narrative once again focused on God’s great gift for all of humanity.

[Louise Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t really review this book in the same way as I would usually, for one simple reason. Unlike some other ‘read the Bible’ books where the content is rewritten to make it fit into an hour, this was the actual words of the Bible – selected passages to give you the general overview of the Bible story in just about an hour (I think it actually took me slightly longer than an hour to read, but thereabouts).

I really appreciated the fact that it wasn’t rewritten, the words of the Bible have so much power, and even though this was massively abridged, it was a really great introduction for beginners to see what the story is. My husband bought this book at Durham Cathedral, and I really hope it will be good for him to see what it’s all about – I’m hoping (and I guess the publishers are too) that this will be an enticing peek that will make people want to pick up the actual Bible.

That’s where The One Hour Bible comes in. Whatever your present level of acquaintance with the Bible, this little book will enable you to stand back and view the epic sweep of the Bible’s entire narrative arc – from the majestic opening of the book of Genesis to the final stirring words of Revelation

This quote from the introduction really summed it up for me – it’s really easy when reading the Bible to be focused on particular parts or themes, and the ability to take in the whole arc of the Bible in around an hour was great for putting it back into context.

I’d highly recommend this for anyone, no matter newbie or experienced, if you just want to know what’s going on, or if you just want a step back. I’m thinking that this would be great for using with our youth group too – we could read through the whole Bible in just a few sessions.

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[Hugh Dunnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is quite a task to compress such a large work as the Bible into something that can be read in just an hour or so and still remain coherent particularly when not paraphrasing but by using sections of the original text. But this is what has been done fairly successfully with The One Hour Bible. Certainly there is much not included but cleverly, the ‘narrative arc’ and coherence of the Bible story is preserved even in a very abridged format.

Due to the fact that this book consists solely of the words of the Bible and does not contain context or explanation, it may not be ideal as an ‘academic’ introduction to Christianity but I don’t think that is its purpose. As a general overview for someone with little previous knowledge of the Bible who is new to the faith, this is a great place to start!

My copy supplied by NetGalley

[Nathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read before reading the full bible

[Harry Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good